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Change “DNR” to “AND”

3 Feb 2015

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Using more positive terminology rather than “Do Not Resuscitate” may help families have open discussions about death, an emergency physicians says. Writing in a letter to the MJA Dr Diana Egerton-Warburton from Monash Health in Melbourne said “allow natural death” or “AND” could be an alternative to the negative phrase “DNR”. While there were some ...

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